diff --git a/yesod-persistent/yesod-persistent.cabal b/yesod-persistent/yesod-persistent.cabal
index b116f3a9..105f98ca 100644
--- a/yesod-persistent/yesod-persistent.cabal
+++ b/yesod-persistent/yesod-persistent.cabal
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ description:     Some helpers for using Persistent from Yesod.
 library
     build-depends:   base                      >= 4        && < 5
                    , yesod-core                >= 1.2.2    && < 1.3
-                   , persistent                >= 1.2      && < 2.1
-                   , persistent-template       >= 1.2      && < 2.1
+                   , persistent                >= 2.0      && < 2.1
+                   , persistent-template       >= 2.0      && < 2.1
                    , transformers              >= 0.2.2
                    , blaze-builder
                    , conduit